章節 146: Chapter 146 - Teammates
Hokage Tower - Roof.
Daichi along with several other kids with the Leaf headband were having their identification photo taken. Each student when their name was called would step forward and have their picture taken.
Since Daichi and Lee knew each other they stood together to the side. "See I told you Lee. I knew you would pass if you gave it your all." Daichi told Lee.
"Yes. Thank you for believing in me. It still feels so surreal to hold this headband."
Daichi noticed several students looking at him. He ignored them since he knew most of them were going to fail at the real Genin test. As he looked through the crowd his eyes soon found a long haired kid with the iconic white eyes of the Hyuga clan.
'So that's Neji Hyuga. Looks just like in my memories. I can sense his arrogance from here.' Daichi dismissed him immediately and looked around. Aside from Neji and Tenten he didn't find anyone else interesting.
As Daichi's name was called he stepped forward in front of the camera. He could hear several students murmuring his name and could hear their conversation.
Neji Hyuga looked at the brown haired kid who walked up when the name was called.
'So that's him. Daichi Hekima. The one Daikoku sensei calls a prodigy. Looks like he took early graduation. I wonder how strong he is. He doesn't look like he's from any clan. And he's associated with Lee. So he can't be that strong.'
Tenten also looked at the underclassmen who graduated with them. 'I wonder who's team he's going to be in?'
Several students had different thoughts as they saw Daichi fill out the ninja registration form and leave without even acknowledging them. There were several who had frowns on their faces that someone a year younger than them was graduating with them.
Hokage office.
Hiruzen went through each and every report the academy instructors prepared on the graduating students. He read their strength, their weakness and the field they would most likely be proficient in.
'It seems this year only has a few good prospects. And based on the report Tsunade sent me, Daichi is the best among them by a wide margin. I need to pick a team that balances as well as suits him the best. But that's one problem. I need to select a capable Jonin for his team…'
Hiruzen's mind went through several candidates. 'Guy said he wouldn't mind having Daichi on his team. And since Lee and Daichi are good friends they'll get along splendidly. But that leaves a problem. The Rookie of the year. Neji Hyuga. Guy will no doubt be a tremendous help to the boy and help in improving his Taijutsu strength. But if I put Lee, Daichi and Neji together the team will be completely unbalanced. Hmm…'
Hiruzen read through Tsunade's report and noted Daichi's skills and areas of training he focused on. 'Daichi had mastered the second step of all 5 natures. It's truly unprecedented. Putting him under Guy won't help him much in terms of Ninjutsu. I remembered the kid telling me he's interested in that field. And based on the training he's been doing the last few years he's following that path… Hmm… It seems Kakashi will be a much better suited teacher to the boy. He'll be able to protect them if any problem arises and being a prodigy himself, he'll be able to keep up with the boy.'
Hiruzen decided on Kakashi Hatake as Daichi's Jonin instructor and now looked through the class roster to find two students to put on the team. After some time he made his choice.
'Daichi will need capable teammates. If this team is going to be efficient then I can't put just anyone as his teammates.' The Hokage looked through the students that graduated and found two acceptable candidates. 'These two should do. His Taijutsu skills are good. Only behind Neji Hyuga. And under Kakashi he should grow nicely… And the girl is excellent in stealth and weapons. A long range fighter and infiltrator. After Neji Hyuga and Tenten these two are the best in class. They'll do… I just hope these three can pass Kakashi's test.'
He stamped his seal of approval on the candidates and all the teams and sent them to the academy. Once his work was done he stood from his chair and looked out the window. 'Let's see if your team will be the first to pass his test. Surprise me Daichi. I'm curious to see your strength.'
—-
29th March - Academy.
Rock Lee was in his class early. He could see that his classmates were buzzing with excitement. He was also anxious about his team.
'I just hope I'm in a team with Guy sensei and Daichi.'
After a few minutes Daikoku sensei entered the room. He looked at his students with pride.
"As of today you are all ninjas. You've gone through difficult ordeals to get to this point. But things will only get more difficult from here on out. Right now you're all Genin. All Genin are grouped into a 3 member team. And each team will have a Jonin leader. Your teams were selected after careful review of your skills and to create a balanced team. These are final and there will be no change."
Once he was done with his speech Daikoku started calling the teams.
"Team 01 is….
… Team 07. Mari Michiyaki, Seto Tomoya and Daichi Hekima under Kakashi Hatake."
"Team 08-"
"Wow, hold on, teach. Who's Daichi Hekima?"
"Yeah. We heard his name being called at the ninja registration site too. But we've never seen him before."
Daikoku paused and then replied to their questions. "Daichi Hekima is someone who's taken the graduation exam a year early. He's a year below you but don't let that fool you. He's a prodigy and the best. You're lucky to have him on your team. Now moving on… team 08…. Team 09 Rock Lee, Tenten and Neji Hyuga under the Jonin Might Guy."
Neji's eyes narrowed as he heard his name being called. 'So I'm on his team huh.'
The Jonins started coming in and calling their teams one by one. Before long only two people were left in the classroom. Mari Michiyaki and Seto Tomoya.
"Where the hell is our Jonin and that other kid?" Yelled Seto to an almost empty classroom.
—-
Daichi was patiently waiting on a seat in the hallway. Daikoku sensei had come to him earlier and told him about the team. Daichi was surprised to hear that he'll be under Kakashi.
'I never expected to be part of team 07. And under Kakashi too. This will be interesting. He'll definitely give us the bell test… I need to make plans to work with my team. He'll only pass if we show teamwork and I have no intention of failing this Genin exam.'
As Daichi sat there thinking about how to proceed in the real Genin test later, he saw several Jonin pick up their students. Daichi let out a sigh already knowing where this was going. 'He's late.'
Daichi sat in the hallway for a few more minutes before he decided to go meet his teammates. 'I need to make sure they will work with me. It would be the only way to get the bell. Well… unless I get serious anyway.'
He opened the class door and was met with two curious stares.
Seeing he had their attention, Daichi was about to introduce himself. "Hi I'm - "
"We know who you are. The kid that took an early graduation exam… Listen. You might be the best in your class but that doesn't mean anything to me. Just don't slow us down." Seto Tomoya said with an arrogant smirk.
Daichi kept quiet as he listened. 'Great. An arrogant jackass.'
He immediately used 'Observe' on the kid who spoke to him. The boy was wearing a white shirt with black pants and open toed shoes. He had the leaf headband tied in his forehead. He had black eyes and had an arrogant smirk as he looked at Daichi.
[LV.26] [Seto Tomoya]
Age: 12
HP: 2822 CP: 2150
[Seto Tomoya is a newly graduated student from the academy. He joined the academy to move away from the family merchant business. He is slightly more talented at the ninja arts than most of his classmates and is in the top 3 of the class. He is proficient in Taijutsu and prefers close combat. He has a crush on his teammate Mari Michiyaki. His dream is to become a famous ninja.
STR - 67
AGI - 60
INT - 37
The physical stats may be subjected to change if chakra or technique is applied. ]
'Great… His stats are so far beneath me it's not even funny. And he had the gall to say I'm the one who's going to slow him down.'
Daichi then turned his attention to the girl in the room. She had long black hair tied in a ponytail and was wearing a violet dress..
[LV.22] [Mari Michiyaki]
Age: 12
HP: 2462 CP: 1950
[Mari Michiyaki is a newly graduated student from the academy. Due to growing up with several brothers and sisters she is headstrong and competitive. Although she is talented she wants to prove herself on the battlefield. She does not like the fact that she has to work together with her junior. She is proficient in shurikenjutsu, traps and weapons. Her goal is to become the best ninja and follow in her father's footsteps.
STR - 58
AGI - 50
INT - 45
The physical stats may be subjected to change if chakra or technique is applied.]
'Her stats are even worse. And she doesn't wanna work with me either… I got a bad feeling about this. Kakashi will test us on teamwork and I'm not sure they're going to listen to me.'
At that moment Daichi sensed someone's presence outside the room. He quickly turned around and faced the closed door of the room.
The next second the door slowly opened and a man with most of his face covered and silver spiky hair slowly walked into the room. He looked at the three kids in the room for several seconds and let out a sigh ruffling his hair.
"My first impression of you. You're all boring."
Daichi crossed his arms and looked at the man while the other two narrowed their eyes.
"Are you our Jonin sensei?" Seto asked the man.
"I'm Kakashi Hatake if that's what you're wondering. Now whether I'm your Jonin sensei or not…." Kakashi chuckled for a few seconds and then replied. "That remains to be seen."
"Wait. What the hell does that mean?"
"All will be explained shortly. Now meet me on the roof." With those words Kakashi vanished from their view.
'I could stay here and go with them, but something tells me that won't solve my problems.' Daichi didn't waste another second and used body flicker and followed behind Kakashi and reached the roof in seconds.
"You're a fast one aren't you?"
"Yeah. It's been a while. Didn't think you'd be my sensei of all people." Daichi replied, looking at the man.
Kakashi tilted his head and looked at the boy. The expression his single visible eye portrayed was one of confusion. "Have we met before?"
Daichi was silent as he heard that question. He looked at the man for a few more seconds and then replied.
"Either you really don't remember me, in which case you have a very poor memory which is not a good trait for a ninja especially a Jonin or you're just trolling me. So which is it? Poor memory or are you just messing with me?"
Kakashi looked at the kid for a short while without any change in emotions and then reached into his bag. He then took out the book Make out Tactics and started reading, ignoring Daichi entirely.
Daichi had a few veins pop up above his head and he took a few deep breaths to calm down. 'This guy is getting on my nerves. Alright Daichi. Calm down. No point in getting worked up. You know how he is. Just keep cool and everything will be fine.'
Daichi decided to stay quiet and sat on a nearby bench and the two waited for the others.
A couple minutes later they were joined by the other two graduates. Kakashi looked at the three students in front of him. 'I can already tell that this team is doomed to fail. But who knows. Maybe they can surprise me.'
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章節 147: Chapter 147 - Genin Test Part 01
The two late arrivals picked a spot on the bench opposite Daichi. They both had frowns on their faces as they looked at the boy.
[Reputation slightly decreased with Seto Tomoya and Mari Michiyaki]
Daichi ignored the system message and kept his eyes on his soon to be teacher.
Kakashi clapped his hands bringing their attention to him. "Alright. Now that everyone is here let's begin."
Kakashi leaned back against the railing and looked at the 3 kids in front of him. Several thoughts were going through his mind. He let out a sigh and spoke. "Alright. Why don't you introduce yourselves?"
"What do you want us to say sensei? I'm sure you already got a look at our files from the academy." Seto said to the silver haired Jonin.
"I did. But I'd like to hear it from you. Tell us your likes, dislikes, hobbies and dreams… if you have any… Why don't you go first." Kakashi replied in a bored tone.
"My name is Seto Tomoya. I like coming up with new moves for my Taijutsu. My hobbies include helping pops with his business sometimes. And just playing around. I dislike pipsqueaks who think they're better than others."
Daichi noticed Seto looking his way when he said that.
"And my dream is to be a famous ninja."
Kakashi turned his attention to the girl of the team. "Your turn."
"My name is Mari Michiyaki. I like my brothers. My hobby is to train and improve my shuriken skills. My dream is to become a ninja like my father… Um… What I dislike is arrogant brats."
Kakashi nodded and finally looked at Daichi.
"You. Go."
"My name is Daichi Hekima. I like a lot of things. Mainly training. My hobbies include Cooking and painting… I hate people who try to stab their friends in the back and bullies. My goal is to become the strongest in the world."
"Pff…. You? Strongest? Get real." Seto laughed when he heard Daichi's goal. Daichi kept quiet since he didn't want to start an argument at that moment.
"Now. I believe it's my turn. I'm Kakashi Hatake. Things I like and things I hate… I'm not gonna tell you those things. Dreams for the future… Don't really have one right now. And as for hobbies… I have lots of hobbies. And it doesn't concern you." The silver haired Jonin said with a smile.
'Typical. Why did I expect anything different from this guy.' Daichi didn't say anything and just looked at Kakashi. "When do we start missions?" He asked the man.
"Tomorrow. The four of us are going to do something together."
The three graduates paid attention. Two of them were excited thinking about their first mission while the third was weary.
"Tomorrow we're going to do a survival exercise." Kakashi said to the three.
"Wait. Survival exercise? Like the ones we did in the academy?"
"Wait, aren't we supposed to do missions? We've already completed the survival type training at the academy." Seto and Mari asked the man.
"This isn't going to be like the ones you've had at the academy. This will be entirely different."
"So what kinda training are we supposed to do?"
At Seto's question Kakashi suddenly started chuckling.
Daichi narrowed his eyes. 'Here it comes…'
"What's so funny?" Seto clenched his fists and was getting angry.
"I'm laughing because you're not going to like my answer."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Mari narrowed her eyes. She had a bad feeling in her heart.
"Of the 30 graduates in this year only 9 students will be accepted as Genin. At most. At least 21 others will be weeded out and sent back to the academy. That means you have a 70% chance and above at failing this exam. This is a make it or break it pass/fail Genin test." Kakashi said in an ominous tone.
Seto jumped to his feet hearing that. "But then what was up with the exam we just passed?"
"Oh that? That was just a selection process to see who has the potential to become a Genin…"
"What?"
"That's how it is. Tomorrow I will decide whether you pass or fail. Now. Be at this training ground tomorrow at 4am. We'll begin the survival mission then. Make sure not to forget your ninja gear." Kakashi threw a paper slip to Daichi which indicated the location of the test.
Daichi looked at what was written on the paper. 'Training ground three…'
"Oh and… You might wanna skip breakfast… There's a good chance you'll puke." Without words the silver spiky haired ninja vanished.
Seto and Mari came near Daichi and looked at the paper in his hand. "Training ground 3 huh. And at 4am. Oh man. I better sleep early."
He then looked at Daichi. "You better not be late and mess this up."
Daichi was getting irritated with the kid's attitude. But he didn't say anything because he needed them to work with him tomorrow. He decided he would help them out a bit.
"Did you hear what he last said?" Daichi asked the two.
"Yeah. He told us to skip breakfast."
"No. He suggested we skip breakfast. There's a difference. We're going to need the energy if we're going to have some kind of intense training tomorrow." With those words Daichi walked away.
He thought about the strategy to use against Kakashi tomorrow. 'Its most likely the bell test. I need to make a show of working with the other two. And I need to convince them that it's in their best interest to work with me. But if Kakashi even thinks I know about the test beforehand, then he might disqualify us. I need to play this carefully.'
Before long Daichi reached his home. He found Kensei tending to the garden.
"So… Did you meet your team?"
"Yeah. Let's just say I didn't give off the best first impression to my teammates…"
Kensei nodded and asked the question that's been on his mind. "Who's your Jonin instructor?"
"Kakashi Hatake."
Kensei stopped what he was doing and then looked at Daichi. He let out a breath and then spoke.
"Daichi, teamwork will be important. And make sure to analyze the situation. Good luck." It was all he said before he went inside.
'It seems the old man wants to help me but still keep things fair. I can dig that.'
That night Daichi packed the necessary tools into a few scrolls and stored them in his inventory.
'I know he's going to be late. So should I arrive late or… No. If by any chance I arrive late and he's already there, that'll be a problem. I can just spend the time meditating if he's late.'
With a plan in mind Daichi quickly went to sleep a couple hours early. He woke up at 3 am and got himself ready. He packed his things and left the house and at sharp 4am he was at Training ground 3.
Daichi looked around and saw that he was the first to arrive. At that moment he sensed the arrival of his other two teammates. Both of them looked half asleep. Neither of them greeted Daichi and he could see that they didn't take his advice on eating breakfast.
They waited for several minutes and there was no sign of Kakashi.
"Aarrgh… Where the hell is this guy?" Seto asked as he sat down on the ground.
"He's probably late just like yesterday." Daichi replied. He used his senses and was absolutely sure that Kakashi was nowhere near the place.
Daichi looked around the training ground. 'I should get a good look at this terrain. This is going to be our battlefield after all.'
"I'm gonna take a walk. It doesn't look like he'll be here anytime soon. You two should get some sleep." Daichi walked away from the other two.
He walked around the large training ground and took note of various locations. 'Plenty of places to hide, set traps and ambush someone.'
He thought about what to do with his teammates. 'I could use my Mana skills and try to make them work with me… But that won't help me in the long run. I need to know what kind of people they are. And this is a good opportunity. If I force them to work together with me then I won't be able to trust them in the future and it could become a problem.'
Before long Daichi got back to his teammates. He saw the two of them huddled together discussing something. When they saw Daichi coming their way they quieted down.
"Since we're going to be teammates we should get to know each other better." Daichi said to the other two.
"Alright, sure. We should talk about who's going to be the leader of the team. Since Mari and I are older we have seniority. I'm really good at Taijutsu and hand to hand combat... So I'll be the leader of the team. The best way we're gonna pass this survival test is if you follow my lead."
Daichi narrowed his eyes. 'This guy is definitely going to be a headache.'
"I don't remember agreeing to you being the leader, Seto." Mari spoke in a slightly cold tone.
"Oh come on Mari. You know that after Neji, I'm the best in the class. I'm the obvious choice."
"Did you guys eat any breakfast?" Daichi asked them.
"Look. We can't take the chance that he'll fail us just because we ate breakfast when he told us not to."
Daichi sighed to his teammate's reply. 'These two… Even Naruto or Kiba were better than this… I need a clear head if I'm going to pass this thing.'
"I'm going to meditate." Daichi went to a nearby tree and sat under it. He took several deep breaths and soon slipped into meditation but still kept a vigilant attention on his surroundings.
Daichi spent almost three hours in meditation. It was almost 7 am. Daichi stood from his spot and stretched himself. He walked to the nearby stream running through the training ground.
Daichi looked at the reflection in the water and pondered on his life till now. 'Everything feels so surreal. I'm in the Naruto world and right now I'm standing at a pivotal point in my life… But… How did I get here? How was I even born here? What is the truth of this universe? How did my soul enter this plane of existence? In fact how did this universe come into existence? And since this one is real isn't it possible the others are…? Is it possible? Can I get into other worlds? How can I even accomplish such a thing? I will need to breach the barrier of space. At least.'
"You seem to be immersed in some pretty deep thoughts."
Kakashi's voice brought Daichi out of his musings. Daichi turned around and met the man's gaze.
"Care to share?" Kakashi jovially asked Daichi.
Daichi looked at the man for several seconds and then replied. "I was contemplating my birth, the existence of this universe and how to breach the space time continuum."
"The space time what?" Seto looked confused at that while Kakashi raised an eyebrow hearing that answer. He looked at Daichi without a word for a few seconds and then decided to move on with the task.
"That's nice… Now let's get started."
"Why were you late sensei?" Daichi asked.
"You see. A black cat crossed my path and I had to take the long road here." The Jonin smiled as he replied.
"That's an obvious lie." Mari said under her breath.
Kakashi took out a clock with a large button at the top and placed it on one of the three stumps in the training ground.
"This is set to go off exactly at noon. Your task is simple." At that moment Kakashi took out two small Bells. "Your goal is to get these bells from me. That's all. If you can't get the bells by noon you'll be tied to the posts and I'll eat your lunch in front of you."
Seto and Mari both frowned as they heard that news. 'Damn it. He tricked us. We should have listened to that brat.'
Kakashi saw the reaction he expected from the two but when he looked at Daichi he was surprised. "Daichi. You don't seem to have a problem with it?"
"I have no problem not having my lunch. I'm pretty sure I won't be hungry."
"You had breakfast?"
"Yup. You only suggested we skip breakfast. Not an order. I ate before I came here. And it's all digested by now. So I'm sure I won't be puking." Daichi replied with a small smirk.
"At least one of you has a good head on their shoulder." Kakashi nodded and continued. "Now, whoever has a bell before the clock rings will become a Genin."
Seto looked at the bells and raised his hand. "Uhh… Sensei? There are only two bells. There's three of us."
"Oh that. The reason there's only two bells is because that way one of you will definitely fail in completing the mission and will be sent back to the academy."
Mari was alarmed when she heard that. "Wait so only two people are allowed to pass. What kind of rule is that?"
Kakashi narrowed his eyes and the jovial atmosphere around him changed into one of menacing. "It's my team and it's my rules. I can do whatever I want. Those are the terms. Only two of you have a chance at passing this test… Well… That is if you get the bells. There is also the possibility that all three of you will fail and go back to the academy."
The three academy graduates got serious. Kakashi looked at the three and spoke in a serious tone.
"You can use any weapon including shuriken and kunai and use any tactic you deem fit. If you don't come at me with the intent to kill, you won't get these bells… Begin!"
And like that, Daichi's Genin test began.
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